I watch a lot of bass fishing videos on KZread…the way you brake down you day is perfect. Do are definitely sharing the juice. Thank you.

Great vid zMike. Thorough explanation on what you are doing to catch em on Toho! Really enjoyed your expert explanation!❤️

Great video! I’m a big fan of the Zaldaingerous swimbaits and just got them loaded versions to try. Appreciate the tip on worming the chatterbait.

Toho is my favorite lake to fish. So many big fish in that lake.

Im stuck up here in Illinois waiting for the fish to come shall love the videos Mikey 📹 way to go bud tight lines my homie

Mikey, I have followed you since the early days and I think this was one of your best videos to date!

@mikeybalzz

4 ай бұрын

Thanks man that means a lot also appreciate you sticking around for the Long Haul!

Been throwing the 6” inch swim bait a lot this spring in the lakes up here around Gainesville.

That Lowrance set up is killer

I had a blast at Toho last month. Caught 8 large mouth. The smallest was like 3.5lb. Also caught a 4ft Gar. I think we lost 3 or 4. There isn't really a setup they haven't seen LOL. And if you fish along the tall grass or reeds, they'll break you off slick as a whistle. Those fish are smart in that lake. We were only out for a couple of hours. The weather pretty much sucked the whole time we were down there.

I didn’t know any better when I got chatterbaits and fished it like a JIG & Pig and they pick it up just like anything else that’s a Jig. But also, when you reel it in, they bite it also due to the vibration and the cat and mouse chase thing called instinctual striking.

You dog you. Great video. Living here in south central Florida on Crooked Lake(which you have fished) I know about the hydrilla and how to work a worm through it. I have done the same thing as you did and really caught them. Keep it up. Really enjoyed this video.

@mikeybalzz

4 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

Great job Mikey!! 💯% correct stick worms just catch them.

How about that spray boat showing up right when I'm talking about Heather so much grass 😅

@rustyreidfishing3334

4 ай бұрын

Spraying EVERY lake in Florida. Someone getting a kickback from DuPont?

@Steve13lb12oz

4 ай бұрын

They are spraying that chain and the Harris chain continuously. Some times they have helicopters out there spraying. Had them spray over me and my son. I called FWC but they did nothing.

@theultimatesteelshooter8610

4 ай бұрын

Mechanical harvest is a SO much better option but FWC is too lazy to invest in a system that will actually protect the ecosystem long term ...

@rustyreidfishing3334

4 ай бұрын

@@theultimatesteelshooter8610 the little Florida lake I fish the most has a minimum of 4 harvesters, maybe more plus the spray everyday as well. Find a patch of pads holding bass and next day it’s gone. But yes, much better than spraying

@mattthomen1608

4 ай бұрын

Yep we need better grass...management. wish they knew about it.

You ever see that 9year old video of Bill Dance “worming” a chatterbait on a spinning rod in grass. It’s how it was meant to be fished . I get big bites when I do this in early spring.. good video

@mikeybalzz

4 ай бұрын

no i haven't! i'll have to check that out! ol billy dance ahhahah

Mikey the start of another Bass season 2024. You know its going to be good whenyou see Bogs running point on the front deck 🎣.

@mikeybalzz

4 ай бұрын

Hellz yeah!

Great video

You da man Mikey!!🎣

Great video as usual. Have you tried a Bomber-A looks like a Tiger jerk bait. I find it very good along the grass lines.

Great job! You wore Bog out!

Love how boog always knows when you hook a fish

Junebug Magnum Finesse worm on a ¼oz Spot Remover head is bad medicine on big nighttime spotted bass. My color preference at night goes like this: 1)junebug 2)black 3)redbug. At night, I like to fish it on straight braid, to feel everything.

Goin to Kissimmee next weekend thanks for the tips!

@mikeybalzz

4 ай бұрын

Good luck out there

I just noticed that Mikey is so cool that he got power poles to match his SLX reels!!😎

@mikeybalzz

4 ай бұрын

🤣

Sweet vid. And the sun is pulling a number on that black plastic on your SLX’s. Lol

@mikeybalzz

4 ай бұрын

they've seen some action ahahha

Mikey youre a G

Streamlined is a good word for both water and air.

Dude I really enjoy watching your videos, I've gotta say I'm jealous watching you catch fish on chatter baits I've got a Plano 3700 full of them in different colors and sizes but I've never caught a bass on any of them!!

@davidharris4030

4 ай бұрын

You will! Put a small swimbait as a trailer and use it on the spawning area’s this spring. It will become one of your favorites.

@jerimydeloach1556

4 ай бұрын

@@davidharris4030 seriously I've been on my boat a watched bass just look at my chatterbait come by them and them not react to it, and put that rod down and pick up a spinner bait the same color with the same trailer on it and make the same cast with the same retrieve and have bass inhale it

@davidharris4030

4 ай бұрын

@@jerimydeloach1556 I am 60 years old and my home lake is Chickamauga. I can tell you I have caught fish on both spinner baits and chatter baits. If you have watched professional tournaments a lot like I have. I promise you there’s many many pros throwing the chatter bait! It is a killer bait! Good luck dude!!

@jerimydeloach1556

4 ай бұрын

@@davidharris4030 appreciate it Chickamauga is on my bucket list of Lakes to fish and hopefully my step-son and his fishing partner can do good in thr remaining Alabama bass nation Jr division tournaments and in the state tournament and get the opportunity to fish it

@davidharris4030

4 ай бұрын

@@jerimydeloach1556 I hope they do well. It is a fun sport I’ve enjoyed my whole life. Things seem to be changing with the new technology. I have been trying to learn the forward facing sonar game recently for myself.

Hey Bog! Hate the spray boat. I’ve been fishing down the docks. Have some fun good bites. And then…here comes the GD spray boat. Ugh!!

I wish we had grass like that on Oconee

Hey MikeybigBalzz.! You’re fishing in my spot. Toho is a fun lake. My favorite of central Florida. My 13#12oz came from Toho over south of Browns Point. It’s Toe Hoe Peck a lie guh

@mikeybalzz

4 ай бұрын

Damn that's a giant!!!

look like you back up in Wisconsin fishing the grass edges in summer.

@mikeybalzz

4 ай бұрын

that's what it kind of felt like - i think that's why i like fishing offshore hydrilla and eel grass like this it's sort of something i'm really comfortable with.

Good stuff Mikey. I have a brother in law in Florida fishing from the bank and, I'm trying to help him out. He's new to fishing. His lake has grass so, I have set him up with a watermelon red flake Zoom Super Fluke and some green pumpkin Yum Dingers. Thanks for the tip on the Fat Ace in JB Blue color, I'm going to send him that one to try. BTW, 3/0, 4/0 or 5/0 hook on that 6" bait? Thanks.

@mikeybalzz

4 ай бұрын

Pretty cool of you to hook him up like that! I'm running a 4/0 old school o shaughnessy style hook on that fat ace. if you're fishing around more emergent stuff like pads and cane i'd look at a wide gap.

@robertbrost7777

4 ай бұрын

@@mikeybalzzThanks! He's done plenty for me. I have some 4/0 Gamakatsu EWGs here so, I'll use them.

What was the water temperature that day? Will you be making a stop to fish the Harris Chain?

@mikeybalzz

4 ай бұрын

mid 60's. not sure if i'm going to make it to harris - my buddy chris that owns 44 tackle where i stay at is going to be gone fishing a BASS open so i might head up to Gainesville and try to catch a trophy fish on Orange Lake

My home lake is Chickamauga and they spray our grass from time to time. It totally ruins areas that once were killer. It takes forever for those areas to come back. It sucks! For about 3-4 years I had this grass flat that was the “ JUICE “ and of course they spray and F__k it up!

Don't know why but riding on an air boat is on my bucket list.

@mikeybalzz

4 ай бұрын

I think it's more fun being on them than around them LOL

Do use drone to find some of these spots.

They are killing the grass like crazy here on the CA Delta as well .

@jaijason8150

4 ай бұрын

Same on the LA delta. Just look at lake cataouche where kvd set the 3 day record for classic. It's completely gone and that lake is dead.

@user-xm8rf6ik7b

4 ай бұрын

@@jaijason8150 it’s insanity , I honestly feel like they are trying to ruin these lakes on purpose . Killing the grass does nothing of value . It makes the lakes murky , increasing temp and killing off all the game fish .

Stupid question. What kind of bird is making that weird laughing sound in the background. We don’t have them in Oklahoma.

Looks like a fun day of button-pushing....

Anglers should never go anywhere without an assortment of stick baits in natural and proven colors like the two you showed today. I’m pretty sure they will work almost anywhere in the world for tons of different species. The simplest, most enticing and effective design, possibly ever.

@joshh3891

4 ай бұрын

* in my opinion

@CHASIN_A_BASS

4 ай бұрын

I only keep 2 worms for shakey heads 🤷🏾‍♂️ junebug and a watermelon/pumpkin..I throw no senko style baits tho..and I straight catch em..idk why lol

I think Bog needs his own fishing rod. Maybe his own channel: "The Adventures of Bog". At the least he should have a tackle box full of dog bones.

@mikeybalzz

4 ай бұрын

that's a good idea - i like the dog bone box!

So what was this worming technique? Watched the video but don’t think you explained

@davidharris4030

4 ай бұрын

Wondering same! What part is the “ Hush Hush”! Just kidding Mike because you gotta have a title.😁

Smoked on them .

Old school Florida fishing with ffs Lol😂😂😂

@mikeybalzz

4 ай бұрын

guilty ahhahaha

You think lake Toho is hard to say try “Lake Char­gogg­a­gogg­manchaugg­a­gogg­chau­bun­a­gung­a­maugg” or as we say “Webster lake”

@mikeybalzz

4 ай бұрын

You win 😂

BE "LIKE" MIKEY!!!!

Old school balls flipping

Ohh thats what they call it😂😂😂 shoot I should be a pro. I fish a chatterbait 50 different ways year-round 😂😂😂 i been doing this off instinct 🤷🏾‍♂️😂

@mikeybalzz

4 ай бұрын

Certified hammer

Man send the first 45 seconds of this to FWC cause duck hunters have been complaining about the spraying for years and how it’s ruining the environment and whole ecosystem. You can’t play God with Mother Nature. FWC thinks the bass fishermen like the spraying. As a 26 year native it’s depressing to see the state being killed.

@marshallcomfort1

4 ай бұрын

It’s not fwc but I know I’m from Okeechobee spaying suck

@austinstults7033

4 ай бұрын

@@marshallcomfort1 They dont do the spraying but theyre all involved with each other.

So apparently too much grass will kill the lake and deprive it of oxygen! According to a marine biologist. Killing the grass doesn’t kill the bass- just a messenger

@gamingdreams2142

4 ай бұрын

First time I have heard that.

@chaddrumm6809

4 ай бұрын

Same

@theultimatesteelshooter8610

4 ай бұрын

It doesn't kill the bass - it kills their habitat. Mechanical harvesting is a WAY better option since it doesn't kill the grass which then decomposes and depletes oxygen levels to say nothing of the chemicals put in the water by spraying. It's the typical lazy govt solution ...

@Steve13lb12oz

4 ай бұрын

Grass produces oxygen.

@MaineStreamFishing

4 ай бұрын

Listen to Shan o gram… aquatic biologist he’s on here… too much grass covers the surface area of the lake and at night the grass doesn’t produce oxygen but still uses it choking out the lake. Once again not my words

What happened bro Fuck...

If you don’t like Florida aquatic weed control and or the types of vessels used on OUR waterways, please go back to Jersey!!!

@mikeybalzz

4 ай бұрын

Who's from Jersey?

@Spoonplugger

4 ай бұрын

@@mikeybalzz you might not be from there but you have their attitude!! Please tell me where did you get your aquatic management degree.

@davidharris4030

4 ай бұрын

⁠@@SpoonpluggerI guess you have all answers! Tell everyone what you would do!